Georgia at the 2026 Winter Olympics
| Georgia at the 2026 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | GEO |
| NOC | Georgian National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www.geonoc.org.ge |
| in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 6 February 2026 – 22 February 2026 | |
| Competitors | 8 (4 men and 4 women) in 2 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Luka Berulava & Diana Davis |
| Flag bearers (closing) | Luka Berulava & Nino Tsiklauri |
| Medals Ranked 25th |
|
| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| Soviet Union (1956–1988) | |
Georgia competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026.
The Georgian team consisted of eight athletes (four per gender) competing in two sports: alpine skiing and figure skating.[1] Figure skaters Luka Berulava and Diana Davis were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[2][3] Meanwhile, Luka Berulava and Nino Tsiklauri were the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[4][5]
On 16 February, Luka Berulava and Anastasiia Metelkina won the silver medal in the figure skating pairs event, marking the country's first ever Winter Olympic medal.[6]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Figure skating | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Medalists
The following Georgian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Luka Berulava Anastasiia Metelkina |
Figure skating | Pairs | 16 February |
Alpine skiing
Georgia qualified one female and one male alpine skier through the basic quota.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Luka Buchukuri | Men's giant slalom | 1:28.21 | 61 | 1:20.57 | 51 | 2:48.78 | 56 |
| Men's slalom | DNF | ||||||
| Nino Tsiklauri | Women's giant slalom | 1:12.39 | 54 | 1:19.40 | 49 | 2:31.79 | 49 |
| Women's slalom | DSQ | ||||||
Figure skating
In the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, the United States, Georgia secured one quota in each of the men's singles, the pair skating, and the ice dance.[8] Georgia earned one quota in women's singles at the ISU Skate to Milano Figure Skating Qualifier 2025 in Beijing, China.[9][10] Furthermore, Georgia qualified to the team event.[11]
| Athlete | Event | SP/SD | FP/FD | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Nika Egadze | Men's singles | 85.11 | 15 Q | 175.16 | 7 | 260.27 | 10 |
| Anastasiia Gubanova | Women's singles | 71.77 | 6 Q | 138.22 | 11 | 209.99 | 9 |
| Luka Berulava Anastasiia Metelkina |
Pairs | 75.46 | 2 Q | 146.29 | 2 | 221.75 | |
| Gleb Smolkin Diana Davis |
Ice dance | 77.15 | 13 Q | 118.87 | 11 | 196.02 | 13 |
Team event
| Athlete | Event | Short program / Rhythm dance | Free skate / Free dance | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's | Women's | Pairs | Ice dance | Total | Men's | Women's | Pairs | Ice dance | |||||
| Points Team points |
Points Team points |
Points Team points |
Points Team points |
Points | Rank | Points Team points |
Points Team points |
Points Team points |
Points Team points |
Points | Rank | ||
| Nika Egadze (M) Anastasiia Gubanova (W) Anastasiia Metelkina / Luka Berulava (P) Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin (ID) |
Team event | 84.37 5 |
67.79 6 |
77.54 9 |
78.97 5 |
25 | 5 Q | 154.79 6 |
140.17 9 |
139.70 9 |
117.82 7 |
56 | 4 |
See also
References
- ^ Kvaratskhelia, Zurab (31 January 2026). "Georgia sends off athletes for Milan–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics". Georgia Online. Tbilisi, Georgia. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ^ "Milano Cortina 2026 Opening Ceremony: All Flagbearers, all nations - complete list". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ^ Roche, Calum (6 February 2026). "2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony: order and flag bearers by country". Diario AS. Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ^ "Milano Cortina 2026 Closing Ceremony: full list of flagbearers for every nation". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 22 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ^ Moore, Casey L.; Bowers, Rachel G (22 February 2026). "Olympics closing ceremony highlights: Milano Cortina Games wrap up in style". USA Today. New York City, New York, USA. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ^ Carroll, Rory (16 February 2026). "Figure skating-Metelkina and Berulava win Georgia's first ever Winter Olympic medal". Reuters. London, England. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ Jae-youl Kim; Colin Smith (4 April 2025). "Communication No. 2696 - ENTRIES/PARTICIPATION 2026 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (OWG) SINGLE & PAIR SKATING AND ICE DANCE" (pdf). International Skating Union. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ Lena Smirnova (20 September 2025). "ISU Skate to Milano Figure Skating Qualifier 2025: Adeliia Petrosian tops women's event while Georgia, Belgium and PR China secure Olympic quotas". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "ISU Skate to Milano Figure Skating Qualifier 2025 preview: Full schedule and how to watch live". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "Communication No. 2754" (PDF). isu.org. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.